Maternal knowledge and management skills about diarrhea among children under 5 years of age
| Autor: | Samreen Misbah, Khalid Rasheed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Diarrheal diseases Cross-sectional study business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Rotavirus vaccination Skills management 03 medical and health sciences Diarrhea 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology 030212 general & internal medicine Oral rehydration therapy medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | 2016 13th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology (IBCAST). |
| DOI: | 10.1109/ibcast.2016.7429860 |
| Popis: | Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. However, with appropriate knowledge of treatment and care it is not only treatable but preventable. This article aims to assess maternal knowledge, attitude and practice towards diarrhea and management regarding role of oral rehydration therapy, rotavirus vaccination and zinc supplementation. This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in pediatric OPD of Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan from September 2014 to March 2015. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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